Chapter 278: Evolution Geese

At the same time, Xie Yu, who was in charge of hunting activities in Territory One, issued an announcement: "Lords, over a thousand evolved sand gulls are flying toward us at an altitude of five hundred meters. Please release your evolved sea eagles or evolved hawk kites at an altitude of four hundred meters."

"Copy that, thanks, Boss Xie."

The lords released one after another the kites that could emit calls, to protect the farmland within their territories.

Sharp-eyed Xia Qing noticed that the evolved sea eagle rising above Territory Eight was not a kite, but a real, genuine sea eagle!

Twenty-five minutes later, Xie Yu issued another announcement: "Lords, the sand gull flock has landed north of Mountain Forty-Nine. The hunt begins."

Less than a minute after Xie Yu's words, dense gunfire rang out north of Mountain Forty-Nine, meaning this flock of sand gulls would no longer pose a threat to human territories. The lords breathed a sigh of relief and began reeling in their kite strings.

Xia Qing, however, gave the order: "Everyone, some sand gulls will soon pass over our territory. Anyone who wants to shoot, go ahead."

The main sand gull force had been intercepted at Mountain Forty-Nine, so some would surely fly this way. Xia Qing raised her gun and aimed at the high sky, waiting to catch a few that slipped through the net. If she could bring down an edible one, she'd have roast bird meat for dinner tonight.

But to her surprise, not a single one of the thousand-strong migratory flock managed to fly over — the Azure Dragon Squad had scooped them all up!

The evolved sand gulls were wiped out, so there was no need to keep the kites flying. As everyone reeled them in, the sea eagle over Territory Eight circled twice and descended as well.

Xia Qing, who had been keeping an eye on Territory Eight, confirmed she hadn't heard any whistle-like command. In other words, that sea eagle either had some electronic device on it, or someone in the territory had made some hand gesture to call it back.

Either way, it showed that Territory Eight's evolved sea eagle had been tamed extremely successfully!

Xia Qing looked at the Broken-Waist Wolf crouching imposingly beside her and saw it was also staring in the direction the Territory Eight sea eagle had descended. "See that? That's Territory Eight's sea eagle — the first time I've ever seen one. If it flies over here to steal our chickens, you grab it, but don't kill it. We need to negotiate with Territory Eight for compensation."

The Broken-Waist Wolf still wore its all-knowing look, no one knew what it was pondering.

"Lords, another flock of over three hundred evolved seagulls is flying toward us. Based on the wind direction, they'll pass over our territories. Please get ready." Tan Junjie issued an announcement.

Xie Yu spoke up: "The game at Mountain Forty-Nine hasn't been cleaned up yet. I've already contacted the squad at Mountain Fifty — they'll lure the birds over there."

"Copy that, thanks, Boss Xie." After replying on the lord channel, Xia Qing had Jingkuan release the kite again.

The lifelike kites from each territory quickly took to the air once more.

During this migratory bird season, Xia Qing truly got to witness the prowess of Azure Dragon Squad vice-captain Xie Yu.

This Third Boss, who guarded the squad's garrison, rarely showed his face. Xia Qing had only known before that he was a brain-domain evolver with no hair on his head, and was highly respected by Azure Dragon Squad members.

Now, Xia Qing understood why he was so respected:

In the first ten days of the migratory bird season, the flocks passing over the territories were two-thirds fewer than those flying over the eastern Evolution Forest!

Those two-thirds had all been intercepted and hunted by Xie Yu leading the Azure Dragon Squad. Pulling off something like this showed just how formidable Xie Yu's command ability was. Even if this Azure Dragon Squad hunting operation didn't earn a million, it brought in several hundred thousand.

Because of the Azure Dragon Squad's hunting, Territories One through Twenty-Eight, located on the southern slopes of Mountain Forty-Nine, passed the first ten days of the migratory bird season safely and smoothly.

On the eleventh day, Xie Yu was recalled by the base to guard the safe zone, and the Azure Dragon Squad no longer actively lured birds. The lords' migratory bird season officially began.

A little past six in the morning, Xia Qing watched a large flock of migratory birds flying away and gave the order: "The birds have passed. Reel in the kites."

Jingkuan and Eryong quickly reeled in Territory Three's kite. Territory Four was a bit slower — the evolved hawk kite they had just released was torn to shreds by an evolved hawk with a wingspan over four meters that had been chasing behind the flock.

After shredding the kite, this evolved hawk still wasn't satisfied. It let out a long cry, folded its wings, and dove toward Territory Four. Zhao Ze was so scared he screamed into the walkie-talkie: "Xia Qing, help!"

Before Zhao Ze's voice had even faded, the diving evolved hawk had its neck broken by a bullet from Xia Qing and fell from the sky, trailing blood.

Xia Qing, who had fitted a suppressor to her sniper rifle, curled up the corner of her mouth. After the last raptor attack incident, Luo Pei had drawn up a training plan for her to hunt evolved raptors, to improve her hit rate on flying birds. Last time, when Xia Qing helped the plucked yellow weasel out of trouble, she had aimed for the evolved hawk's neck but missed and hit its wing instead.

This time she finally hit it. Next time she saw Brother Luo, she wouldn't get scolded.

This shot from Xia Qing sent Zhao Ze and the workers fleeing inside Territory Four into a frenzy of excitement.

Xia Qing was amazing — having such a badass as a neighbor gave you a real sense of security!

Xia Qing pressed the button to remind him: "Brother Zhao, as long as you see the migratory birds aren't showing signs of landing, reel in the kite right away. Otherwise, raptors chasing the flock will definitely attack."

Zhao Ze was tearfully grateful: "Okay, okay, thanks, sis. I'll seal up the evolved hawk and send it over to you right now."

This hawk had been brought down by Xia Qing, so it rightfully belonged to her.

After Zhao Ze's people delivered it, Xia Qing's test showed a red light, so she had Guan Tong take it straight to Territory One to exchange for points. These past few days, she had already sent over a hundred.

"Not bad, Xia Qing — your shooting's getting sharper." Tang Huai came online. "There are raptors over Territory Two's sky — can you help take them down?"

"Can't. Out of range."

Xia Qing refused outright. The reason she covered Territory Four was that Tan Junjie, having learned Xia Qing was stationed on Gao Po in Territory Three, had specifically asked her for help.

As the lord of Territory Three, Xia Qing got points and lord preferential policy rewards for sniping evolved raptors in neighboring territories. Other territories had hazard response teams protecting them, so she didn't need to waste her attention or bullets on them.

Those bullets were all bought by Xia Qing with points.

The fifteenth day of the migratory bird season — the final day — all the lords began counting down, waiting for the season to end.

They had been on edge from dawn to dusk every day, worn out over a dozen kites, even used the bear roar, and finally made it through safely. Now they began thinking about what farm work to do once the season was over.

A little past seven in the morning, Tan Junjie issued a serious warning: "Attention, lords. Two flocks of over five hundred evolved geese are flying toward Mountain Forty-Nine. Their altitude has already started to drop. Please get ready."

Evolved geese all weigh over thirty jin. Although after evolving they still mainly feed on small fish, shrimp, tender plant leaves, or fruit, their combat ability is extremely fierce. When migrating, they form a "goose formation" to strengthen their defense. Unless led by two or more evolved raptors, ordinary raptors don't dare to mess with a goose flock.